Does anyone know where I can buy the blue engine/battery/and fuse covers?

 

have them painted.

 

Or paint them yourself. It's not that difficult.

 

At WalMart , They come in a spray can

 

dang you go to pwsh? i go there too.

what color is your Z? I'm the only redline one at the school.


anyways ya, best plan would definitly be to paint them yourself.

 

Is there a special paint to use? My Z is LS.

 

The covers dont neccessarily have to match the car ---It can be a whole different color scheme. But ---Krylon makes a quality Plastic paint in Flat , satin and Gloss for plastics called Fusion for Plastics

 

When you paint them by yourself, how long until you have to repaint them? The guy at my body shop said he would spray them for pretty cheap if I did all the prep work. I was debating between doing that or painting them by myself. But it seems like having a body shop spray them would look nicer and last longer.

 

Okay, let me see if I can remember all the steps to painting them yourself.

1) Go to http://www.towerpaint.com with your OEM paint code and order a can of the spray paint there. It will match your factory color (almost) perfectly. Also, get a can of Bulldog Adhesion Promoter. You can also find that locally at just about any auto-parts store. You will also need a can of clearcoat spray, again that can be found locally.

2) Using some 220 or 400 sandpaper, sand the pieces you want to paint to scuff up the surface. This will help everything adhere.

3) Wipe the surfaces with a degreaser or acetone.

4) Spray with the Bulldog following their instructions for application, drying time, etc. Lightly sand with 400 paper, wipe clean. Repeat application and sanding.

5) Spray with your color, allow to dry per instructions. Spray VERY light coats, if you try to put too much on it will run! Wet sand with 400 paper and wipe clean. Repeat two or three times to achieve total coverage.

6) Paint the lettering. If you're good, you might be able to freehand some silver touchup paint into the indented letters. I found an enamel paint pen with the type of nib than only dispenses paint when you press down on it.

7) Spray a couple layers of clear coat. Again, wet sand between coats but do not sand after the final coat.

If you have some heat lamps, you can speed up the process of painting each coat by drying with the lamp. Be careful to not overheat the parts, plastic will melt!

Here's mine...



Not bad for about $25 and a weekend of quality time with the Z.

 

Damn that looks so good! I would love to do that but I have a SB Z so any other color than stock would look just weird IMO

 

You can always do it in another color like red, silver or even orange. I've seen some done that way and it really didn't look bad.